Levomycetin, instructions for use

The drug "Levomycetin" instructions for use defines as a synthetic compound, which acts as an analogue of an antibiotic of natural origin. The main active substance in this drug is chloramphenicol.

Therapeutic properties of the drug "Levomycetin" instructions for use describes as follows. The drug belongs to the pharmacological group of antibiotics with a broad character of microbial suppression. Therefore, there are quite a lot of synonyms, here are some of them: alfacetin, halomycetin, leukomycetin, tifomifin, chloronitran.

Its action is based on the ability to bind the activity of microbes - bacteriostatics, and it shows activity of a rather wide range of both gram-positive and gram-negative microbes. Among them, spirochetes, a number of large viruses, bacteria that show resistance to the action of ordinary penicillin, as well as drugs based on sulfonamides, can be indicated.

When used internally, the drug is absorbed relatively quickly from the digestive tract, and after two to four hours its concentration in the human blood reaches its maximum. Approximately within four to five hours in the body contains the maximum concentration of the drug "Levomycetin." Instructions for use indicate that the decrease in content occurs only to the 6th - 8th hour after administration, so the effect of the drug is very stable, although the components of the drug are rapidly excreted from the body, and mostly with urine. This does not create a threat of their accumulation, even in the case of prolonged use.

At what diseases should I use levomycetin? Abstract calls abdominal typhus, dysentery, chlamydia, whooping cough, bacterial pneumonia and many others, in the treatment of which this drug is effective. As a rule, these diseases are of an infectious nature.

Levomycetin instructions for use recommend taking in the form of powder, tablets or capsules, about 20-30 minutes before eating. You can take it and during meals, children are recommended to take along with jam or other food that will help disguise a very unpleasant, bitter taste of the medicine. Follow the recommended dosage very strictly. For adults, it can average 0.50 grams 3-4 times a day. And how to take Levomycetin for children? The instruction details the dosage in terms of age differentiation. In addition, it should be borne in mind that all sizes of doses, from daily to course, vary according to the severity of the illness and the type of infection.

To treat toxic foodborne infections, levomycetin is taken at least 2-3 days, 0.5 grams, after a period of 6 hours. To improve the effectiveness of the drug recommended gastric lavage. Allowed with such infections solution of levomycetin alcohol, the use of which should also be consistent with the instruction.

The use of levomycetin in some cases requires a joint intake of cardiac agents, and infusion of solutions of isotonic administration, glucose, or sodium chloride, will not harm either.

Since the action of the drug is based on bacteriostatics, it should be taken for at least 5-7 days, in the case of a recurrent nature of the disease, an increase in the duration of admission to 15-20 or even more days is possible.

With such diseases as typhoid or brucellosis, the initial use of shock doses is highly discouraged. But with typhus or dysentery, on the contrary, treatment should begin with taking shock doses of the drug.

With prolonged use of drugs in persons with hypersensitivity, some side effects are possible. Most often they appear in the form of dyspeptic phenomena, inflammation of the pharynx and larynx, irritations of the gastric mucosa, skin rashes, dermatitis.

Contraindications are such diseases as psoriasis, eczema, do not forget about the personal intolerance of the drug. It is inadmissible to use levomycetin during lactation and pregnancy.